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(a) Amazon
(b) Nil
(c) Zaire
(d) Niger
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
The biggest island of the Indian Ocean is
a) Sumatra
b) Lakshadweep
c) Maldives
d) Madagascar
Answer »Answer: (d)
The biggest Island of the Indian ocean is Madagascar. Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa.
Question : 2
Tsunamis are mainly produced by
a) Tides
b) Cyclones
c) Subaerial earthquakes
d) Submarine earthquakes
Answer »Answer: (d)
Tsunamis are mainly produced by submarine earthquakes.
Question : 3
The highest salinity is found in
a) Lake Van in Turkey
b) Great Salt Lake in U.S.A.
c) Dead Sea
d) Red Sea
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 4
A ridge of 64000 km length and 2000 km to 2400 km width passing through North and South Atlantic oceanic basins enters into the South Pacific oceanic basin through Indian oceanic and then from the middle of Australia and Antarctic. This ridge is
a) Mid - Oceanic Ridge
b) Dolfin - Challenger Ridge
c) Socotra-Lakshadweep - Changos-Ridge
d) Pacific - Antractica Ridge
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
Consider the following statements.
- Ocean currents are the slow surface movement of water in the ocean.
- Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance.
- Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
- Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 2
d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
“Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?
a) Undersea Waves
b) Tidal Waves
c) Earthquake
d) Cyclone
Answer »Answer: (a)
A tsunami or tidal wave, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
Unlike normal ocean waves which are generated by wind, or tides which are generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement of water.
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